List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1956
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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 50 Best Sellers chart in 1956 as published by Cash Box magazine.
Issue date | Song | Artist |
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January 7 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
January 14 | "Memories Are Made of This" | Dean Martin |
January 21 | ||
January 28 | ||
February 4 | "The Great Pretender" | The Platters |
February 11 | ||
February 18 | ||
February 25 | "Rock and Roll Waltz" | Kay Starr |
March 3 | ||
March 10 | "Lisbon Antigua" | Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
March 17 | ||
March 24 | "The Poor People of Paris" | Les Baxter & Orchestra |
March 31 | ||
April 7 | ||
April 14 | ||
April 21 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Elvis Presley |
April 28 | ||
May 5 | ||
May 12 | ||
May 19 | ||
May 26 | ||
June 2 | "Moonglow and Theme from 'Picnic'" | Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra, George Cates & Orchestra |
June 9 | ||
June 16 | "The Wayward Wind" | Gogi Grant |
June 23 | ||
June 30 | ||
July 7 | ||
July 14 | "I Almost Lost My Mind" | Pat Boone |
July 21 | "The Wayward Wind" | Gogi Grant |
July 28 | "I Almost Lost My Mind" | Pat Boone |
August 4 | "My Prayer" | The Platters |
August 11 | ||
August 18 | "Hound Dog" | Elvis Presley |
August 25 | ||
September 1 | ||
September 8 | ||
September 15 | "Don't Be Cruel" | |
September 22 | ||
September 29 | ||
October 6 | ||
October 13 | ||
October 20 | ||
October 27 | "Love Me Tender" | |
November 3 | ||
November 10 | ||
November 17 | ||
November 24 | ||
December 1 | "Singing the Blues" | Guy Mitchell |
December 8 | ||
December 15 | ||
December 22 | ||
December 29 |